president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. martha: fox news alert. some 50 million americans are bracing for hurricane sandy right now. it has left major cities at a complete standstill. mass transit is shut down in preparation of a devastating storm surge. we are hearing a lot about the potential for that. the weather models suggest that the storm is nearly 1000 miles wide. and about this. the damage and the devastation are likely to be very large and could last over the next 48 hours and perhaps longer in terms of what will be dumped in all of these areas. rain and snow and storm surge. a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." welcome back, everybody, i am martha maccallum. bill: and i am bill hemmer. the city of cincinnati, the southwestern corner, battleground area of the state. it is all about the economy. we're going to talk with the governor, john kasich about why he thinks the policies have done little to help people in his state. also, buckeye state voters and how they can swing this thing in a few short days. just yesterday, he made a majo